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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Grover sprinkle in the fire that the bad spirits hated?
(a) Clover.
(b) Sage.
(c) Evergreen needles.
(d) Thistles.

2. Where did Nerburn sleep when he was at Annie's house?
(a) In the Buick.
(b) In a hammock in the yard.
(c) On a bed in the yard.
(d) In the back room of the house.

3. How large was the plot of ground inside the pillars and bordered by cement?
(a) 60 ft. long and 5 ft. wide.
(b) 90 ft. long and 7 ft. wide.
(c) 70 ft. long and 6 ft. wide.
(d) 80 ft. long and 8 ft. wide.

4. How many rooms did Annie's house have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

5. What is Paha Sapa?
(a) The Lakota sacred center of the universe.
(b) The most sacred Lakota prayer.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) A Lakota religious ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a wipoye?

2. Where did Eugene's dad live?

3. What adjective did Dan use to describe the hills where they were parked?

4. What color did Nerburn say the morning sky was?

5. What did Bobbie train Fatback to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dan take out of his large bag four times during the time he circled the fenced area?

2. Dan said the trouble wasn't alcohol for the Indians. What did he say the trouble was?

3. Describe the Homestead town they visited in Chapter 15.

4. Name some of the signs along the road in Chapter 22.

5. Of what did the latticework arch between the pillars at Wounded Knee remind Nerburn?

6. Describe what Dan means when he talks about white mens' cages?

7. What did Dan take out of the trunk of the car at Wounded Knee?

8. Describe the inside of Annie's house.

9. How did the storm affect the three men?

10. What did the Indian couple that was in the restaurant in the Homestead town do to disgrace Indians?

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